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Deep in the world’s oceans, male sperm whales may be broadcasting one of the most powerful and unusual communication signals...

Inflammatory cell death has long presented researchers with a difficult therapeutic paradox: the molecular machinery that eliminates infected or damaged...

Intensive use of anthelmintic drugs is reshaping parasite populations in cattle, and a new study from Argentina has captured that...

Obesity risk is written in more than one language. Part of the story is encoded in DNA, where hundreds of...

A plant’s first steps into a new habitat can leave a molecular footprint far deeper than scientists once imagined. A...

For decades, neuroscience has been exceptionally good at observing individual neurons and increasingly capable of recording entire local circuits. The...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often portrayed through visible rituals—repeated handwashing, checking, or cleaning—but the disorder is driven by something less obvious:...

A new study of the Ross Sea has revealed how dramatically Antarctic waves may respond when sea ice retreats, offering...

Li, G., Maeyens, L.T., Yin, J. and colleagues have identified a previously underappreciated connection between a liver protein called ABHD6...

For decades, crop breeding has focused on the visible organism: larger seeds, stronger stems, faster growth, resistance to pathogens and...